What did Tony Stark mean when he said "When I drift off"? in the Avengers 4 trailer?
My buddy and I are not native speakers of English and we are currently in disagreement over what Tony meant when he said "When I drift off, I'll dream about you."
I think he meant "As I go to sleep for the last time, I'll dream about you." My buddy thinks he meant "As I drift off in space, I'll dream about you."
What do you think?
Best Answer
You are correct, he was referring to losing consciousness.
The clue here is that he said this immediately after he was talking about how he will run out of oxygen in a day.
When people run out of oxygen, they lose consciousness, which is similar to falling asleep, except without ever waking up.
From Merriam-Webster:
Definition of drift off
informal
: to fall asleep
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Answer 2
You're the one that's right.
"Drift off" in this context means sleep and whatever come beyond that.
Answer 3
He means to die. Drifting off to die.
Given the context of what he is saying its clear he means death.
Drifting off to a never ending sleep.
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